Malaria is the most common cause of ill health and death
in Africa and remains a major factor li... more Malaria is the most common cause of ill health and death
in Africa and remains a major factor limiting economic
growth and development on the continent. It is a significant
global public health challenge with 216 million cases and
655,000 deaths estimated in 2010, 86% of which were
in infants below the age of 5 years living mostly in the African
region .
From a historical perspective, man and Plasmodium falciparum
have been co-existing since the onset of the practice of
agriculture about 10, 000 to 20, 000 years ago. By domesticating
plants and animals, man became exposed to one of the major
vectors of malaria, the Anopheles gambiae sl complex. The
biological interaction between man and the malaria parasite may
have resulted in selective pressure exerted by the parasite on the
human genome such that some persons in malaria infected areas
now demonstrate selective protective advantages against severe
and lethal strains of malaria
Malaria is the most common cause of ill health and death
in Africa and remains a major factor li... more Malaria is the most common cause of ill health and death
in Africa and remains a major factor limiting economic
growth and development on the continent. It is a significant
global public health challenge with 216 million cases and
655,000 deaths estimated in 2010, 86% of which were
in infants below the age of 5 years living mostly in the African
region .
From a historical perspective, man and Plasmodium falciparum
have been co-existing since the onset of the practice of
agriculture about 10, 000 to 20, 000 years ago. By domesticating
plants and animals, man became exposed to one of the major
vectors of malaria, the Anopheles gambiae sl complex. The
biological interaction between man and the malaria parasite may
have resulted in selective pressure exerted by the parasite on the
human genome such that some persons in malaria infected areas
now demonstrate selective protective advantages against severe
and lethal strains of malaria
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in Africa and remains a major factor limiting economic
growth and development on the continent. It is a significant
global public health challenge with 216 million cases and
655,000 deaths estimated in 2010, 86% of which were
in infants below the age of 5 years living mostly in the African
region .
From a historical perspective, man and Plasmodium falciparum
have been co-existing since the onset of the practice of
agriculture about 10, 000 to 20, 000 years ago. By domesticating
plants and animals, man became exposed to one of the major
vectors of malaria, the Anopheles gambiae sl complex. The
biological interaction between man and the malaria parasite may
have resulted in selective pressure exerted by the parasite on the
human genome such that some persons in malaria infected areas
now demonstrate selective protective advantages against severe
and lethal strains of malaria
in Africa and remains a major factor limiting economic
growth and development on the continent. It is a significant
global public health challenge with 216 million cases and
655,000 deaths estimated in 2010, 86% of which were
in infants below the age of 5 years living mostly in the African
region .
From a historical perspective, man and Plasmodium falciparum
have been co-existing since the onset of the practice of
agriculture about 10, 000 to 20, 000 years ago. By domesticating
plants and animals, man became exposed to one of the major
vectors of malaria, the Anopheles gambiae sl complex. The
biological interaction between man and the malaria parasite may
have resulted in selective pressure exerted by the parasite on the
human genome such that some persons in malaria infected areas
now demonstrate selective protective advantages against severe
and lethal strains of malaria